Short facts about people of Kuwait

Population:

2,041,961 note:  includes 1,159,913 non-nationals (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  28.76% (male 299,080; female 288,125) 15-64 years:  68.82% (male 897,839; female 507,527) 65 years and over:  2.42% (male 31,843; female 17,547) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.38% (2001 est.) note:  this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates

Birth rate:

21.91 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

2.45 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

14.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.77 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  1.81 male(s)/female total population:  1.51 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

11.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  76.27 years male:  75.42 years female:  77.15 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.2 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.12% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

Nationality:

noun:  Kuwaiti(s) adjective:  Kuwaiti

Ethnic groups:

Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7%

Religions:

Muslim 85% (Sunni 45%, Shi'a 40%), Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other 15%

Languages:

Arabic (official), English widely spoken

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  78.6% male:  82.2% female:  74.9% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook